{"data":{"id":"us-mt/46-18-601","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"46-18-601","heading":"Judgment in writing -- lien.","body":"(1) The judgment shall be reduced to writing and signed by the judge.\n(2) A judgment that the defendant pay a fine or costs constitutes a lien upon the real estate of the defendant, which lien dates from the date of the defendant's arrest.","path":["TITLE 46. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 18. SENTENCE AND JUDGMENT","Part 6. Procedure After Conviction or Sentencing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0180/part_0060/section_0010/0460-0180-0060-0010.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:55:52Z","sha256":"8da80a403479789eabd950a728027233f140716eed98a7116040e778d1314f07","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/46-18-503","next":"us-mt/46-18-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}